Impossible Choice

Your detective has to choose between letting a criminal escape or risking an innocent’s life.

Heighten the narrative tension by putting your character in a complex ethical predicament. Explore the indecision, the emotional turmoil your character battles. How does it reflect their values, the severity of their choice? Such morally blurred dilemmas stimulate complex character development and a tense atmosphere.

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